Inner Dharma

Inner Dharma is a writing project maintained by Mark Raugas concerned with classical and traditional martial arts and culture. I want to thank all those who provided feedback and encouragement over the last twenty years.

NOTE: My writing on Kashima-shinden Jikishinkage-ryū kenjutsu can now be found at jikishinkageryu.org (opens in a new tab), along with links to active groups practicing that art.

I continue my internal martial arts training in the Pacific Northwest: Yuèshān-guan (“Moon Mountain Hall”) is the name of my ongoing training as part of Yin Cheng Gong Fa North America. The same name is read Gassankan in Japanese – Gassankan heihō kenjutsu is the name I use for my ongoing practice of Japanese swordsmanship.